US music manager Chris Lighty has been found dead at his home in New York. He was 44.
Police told reporters that the incident was being treated as a suicide.
Newspaper articles suggest that Lighty shot himself following a heated exchange with his estranged wife Veronica.
Lighty founded management company Violator, whose stable of stars over the years have included Mariah Carey, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes and Ja Rule.
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